Junior Social Editor, VICELAND UK. Reporting to: Head of Marketing. Overview: VICE is the world's preeminent youth media
Job Description Role: Reporting to:
Junior Social Editor, VICELAND UK Head of Marketing
Overview: VICE is the world’s preeminent youth media company and content creation studio. Launched in 1994, VICE now operates in over 40 countries and distributes its programming to hundreds of millions of viewers each month across digital, linear, mobile, film and socials. VICE includes an international network of digital channels; a weekly and daily news programming partnership with HBO; a television and feature film production studio; a magazine; a record label; an in-house creative services agency; a book-publishing division; and an international TV network, VICELAND. The Role: VICELAND is looking for a Junior Social Editor to join its team and effectively maintain social implementation across all key platforms. This position will be responsible for coordinating a content programming schedule that optimises content performance across our network. This encompasses utilizing both live (Snapchat, Instagram Stories, Facebook Live) and edited/pre-recorded content (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). In addition to defining best practices and maintaining a weekly calendar, this person should also be looking at show-specific activations, partnerships, and content plans to drive buzz and viewership for show priorities. Responsibilities:
Populate social accounts on a 24/7 schedule. Edit headlines and copy to maximise click-through rates and increase engagement on all content. Identify the most compelling visuals to accompany content, and package those for effective sharing. Coordinate a content programming schedule that optimises content performance across our network. Identify trends and behaviours pertaining to output and use insights to inform future planning and optimise scheduling. Create social activation plans for major tent-pole content activations. Liaise with Head of Social and Heads of Marketing on a regular basis to report on performance. Plan and maintain social publishing calendar, balancing brand, show, and campaign content across all channels including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Drive growth against weekly and monthly targets to keep building our audience and cross-platform video views and to meet / exceed revenue targets. Report on performance for video content in collaboration with the research team. Ideate short form and social video concepts to accompany new programming on the channel. Inject fun and brand tone-of-voice into socials.
Qualifications & Experience
Must be fluent in all social platforms, incl. engagement best practices, formats, specs and paid promotion opportunities. Minimum one year experience. A demonstrable knowledge of all major social media platforms. Experience of using Google Analytics, Chartbeat and other reporting tools. Experience working with creative teams, especially video editors and designers. Strong written skills. Passionate about engaging audiences.
Other:
To undertake such other tasks including general administrative duties as may be required from time to time. To be an ambassador for the business at all times.
To apply please email a brief cover note and CV, with the reference “Junior Social Editor” in the subject line to:
[email protected]. Please include your notice period and salary expectations in your application. We look forward to hearing from you! If you do not hear back from us within one month of applying then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you once again for applying and we wish you success in your future career.
